After the death of his loving guardian, Heathcliff is left to the care of his guardian's son, Hindley. Jealous of the attentions given to Heathcliff by his father, Hindley mistreats Heathcliff and the two become bitter enemies. Hindley's sister and Heathcliff's playmate, Catherine, is the only one to come to Heathcliff's defense. A strange form of love bonds the two for life, but through unforeseen events they are separated and Heathcliff disappears. Many years pass before Heathcliff returns, and many changes have occurred as well. More vindictive and malevolent then ever, Heathcliff starts down a path of destruction, vowing to repay those who have mistreated him.
Wuthering Heights is considered to be "an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English language. (Goodreads.com)" I believe that description hits the nail right on the head. It was an eerily disturbing tale of scorned love and how far a man will go to take revenge on those who have wronged him. It was hard to imagine that somebody would go to those lengths for "love" - pretty crazy if you asked me! It was very disturbing at times, but I found that those times were the hardest times to put the book down! I could not wait to find out what happened to the Earnshaws, Lintons and Heathcliffs and really enjoyed the ending.
Rating: 4/5
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